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Meanings of nonplused in inglés

Filled with bewilderment.

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Usage of nonplused in inglés
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The artless sincerity and the soft sweet voice quite nonplused Aunt Priscilla.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
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Even the lieutenant seemed nonplused for a moment, but he recovered quickly.
In Enemy Hands
3
This talk completely nonplused the boys, and they held a whispered consultation.
The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes; Or, The Secret of the Island ...
4
Something had gone wrong in the engine room, and the engineer was nonplused.
"Say Fellows—" / Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big I...
5
While the financiers thought this was a great idea, the lawyers were nonplused.
Wired
6
The regiment was altogether nonplused: Petticoat Burle had quarreled with Melanie.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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Still he was a little nonplused by the excessive precipitation of this family.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
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Diana couldn't remember when she had been so completely nonplused before.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
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The Russian was by no means nonplused, but merely remarked-
The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love
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He did not seem nonplused but he answered slowly: I heard someone come in.
Laramie Holds the Range
11
Hoisting his garment bag over his shoulder, William seemed nonplused.
"Undo": A Novel
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In some respects I was nonplused; but, frankly, I think Inspector Weymouth considered West insane.
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
13
For once in his stormy life he was nonplused.
The Stowaway Girl
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His implication was innocent, but Buccari was momentarily nonplused.
Genellan: planetfall
15
He was a little nonplused by her naïve warmth.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
16
Miss Silver was nonplused, perplexed, bewildered, and very anxious.
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance
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